Nick Powell emerged from the bench to score a 10-minute hat-trick as Wigan came from 2-0 down to beatBarnsley in the Championship on Thursday evening.

Having fallen two goals behind on the hour-mark, the Latics sent Powell on for the last 23 minutes and the ex-Manchester United midfielder duly pulled them out of the hole to secure a much-neededthree points.

Danny Welbeck scored his first ever hat-trick at senior level as Arsenal beat Galatasaray 4-1 at the Emirates tonight.

But him forgetting to actually get the match ball after the game was just hilarious and it show's just how down to earth the guy is anyone else would have ensured the ball was in his possession where as Welbeck was just delighted to grab his first hat-trick.

Ok so it was just minnows Luxembourg and his goals weren't overly spectacular but surely Jose Mourinho can't keep ignoring Romelu Lukaku after scoring a hat-trick for Belgium during their World Cup warm-up for next months tournament.

And should Belgium live up to their dark horse reputation for next months World Cup Lukaku's massive price of 33/1 for the Golden Boot might be worth a few quid?

Andre Schurrle's 17 minute hat-trick in the second-half against Fulham at Craven Cottage today ensured Chelsea remained top of the league with John Heitinga grabbing a consolation goal for the homeside!

Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz grabbed a hat-trick as his side thumped Granada 4-0 last night with the pick of his goals his second a screamer from outside the box which rebounded in off both the crossbar and post.

Eden Hazard scored the goals which sent Chelsea top of the Premier League tonight as Jose Mourinho's me tore Newcastle apart at Stamford Bridge.

Hazard opened the scoring in the 27th minute finishing off after a neat one-two with Branislav Ivanovic and seven minutes later grabbed his brace with a wonderfully worked team goal with Samuel Eto'o setting him up with a brilliant back-heel.

Brave Championship side Watford were just 4 minutes away from a replay at the Etihad only for their keeper Jonathon Bond to make an epic fumble which gave Manchester City a 3-2 lead having come from 2-0 down after Fernando Forestieri and Troy Deeney gave Watford a dream start.

However Sergio Aguero brace and Bond's mistake had Watford hearts broke before Aguero completed his hat-trick in injury-time to put the game out of reach.

Cristian Tello grabbed a hat-trick as Barcelona took a giant stride towards the Copa Del Rey Semi-Finals after coming from behind to beat Levante 4-1 in their first leg quarter-final clash at the Ciudad de Valencia Stadium having come from behind with a little help from Juanfran's hilarious own goal which made it 1-1.

Samuel Eto'o seem's to really come into his own when facing Manchester United he scored the opener when when United were defeated 2-0 in the 2009 Champions League Final when a Barcelona player and he showed all his predatory instincts again today as he grabbed a hat-trick in Chelsea 3-1 win over the now deflated Champion's who also had skipper Nemanja Vidic red carded and were lucky not to be reduced further when Rafael's two-footed lunge on Gary Cahill was only punished with a yellow.

Jesse Lingard was one of the Manchester United youngsters to earn rave reviews from supporters during pre-season. He's now gone out on loan to Birmingham to get regular first-team football and he marked his debut by scoring an incredible four goals. The 20-year-old scored a 14-minute hat-trick in the first-half against Sheffield Wednesday.

It's been a while since a Philadelphia Union player was nominated to the MLS Team of the Week. August 29th of last year to be exact, when Keegan Rosenberry was named in the Week 25 edition. But just like the Union's winless streak, that all came to an end when both Andre Blake and CJ Sapong were named for their performances against the New York Red Bulls.

He's also the oldest player to get one in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.

Clint Dempsey's second career United States hat trick was possibly the most impressive he's ever scored for club or country. Consider that it came in a must-win match, after a more than seven-month national team hiatus, didn't require a penalty and featured two goals that were as impressive as any he's scored for the red, white and blue.

Cristiano Ronaldo's hat trick led Real Madrid to the FIFA Club World Cup title on Sunday, closing out a truly incredible season for the Portuguese. With the trophy, he became the first player to ever win the Champions League, European Championship, Club World Cup and Ballon d'Or in a calendar year.

Madrid (AFP) Cristiano Ronaldo moved in front of Lionel Messi as the top goalscorer in Champions League history with a hat trick as Real Madrid opened their European campaign with a 4-0 win over 10-man Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday.

Ronaldo scored twice from the penalty spot before heading home to complete his second hat trick in four days and take his tally in the competition to 80, three ahead of his Barcelona rival.

It certainly wasn't plain sailing for Liverpool on Saturday as they conceded an early goal from Cardiff making it much more difficult for themselves. Things never seem to be simple with Brendan Rodgers' side though, the way in which Liverpool play is always calling for risk but the plus side is the Reds know that they will score more goals.

Liverpool put on a simply sublime display at Anfield yesterday as they put four goals past West Brom. A consolation spot kick for the away side had them wondering whether they could have been in a different position if an early penalty decision had also gone their way. I think when looking back on the game though Steve Clarke would fail to deny Liverpool the win here, a hat trick from Suarez including some great goals and then an absolute stunner from Daniel Sturridge secured all three points for the Reds.

The first big match of the Premier League season takes place tomorrow evening when Manchester United and Chelsea meet (even if United boss David Moyes can't believe the fixture computer dared to throw this one up so early in the new campaign). So, we'll scour the major betting sites looking for the best bets ahead [.

Career nights for Kamara, Nguyen helped the Revs run away from the Lions.

The Revolution opened its September account with a 4-0 win over guests Orlando City SC Saturday night. Kei Kamara scored his first career hat trick, Lee Nguyen tied a league record with four assists and the Revs kept its playoff hopes alive with a much-needed victory.

Nadia Nadim's hat trick leads the Thorns to their biggest victory of the season.

The Portland Thorns (9-3-5, 32 pts.) defeated the Boston Breakers (3-13-1, 10 pts.) in front of 17,152 at Providence Park, as Nadia Nadim netted the first hat trick by a Thorn since July 2014, when Christine Sinclair scored 3 goals in an 11 minute period against the Breakers.

It has been said that our Fench striker Olivier Giroud has lacked a bit of confidence in some games, and we all have vivid memories of the Arsenal hitman missing a hat-trick of easy chances against Monaco last season, but he made up for it n spades last night as he finally scored his very [...]

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to-night to break Raul's 71 goal record moving two ahead of the legendary Real Madrid striker and three ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo as Barcelona despatched of Apoel Nicosia 4-0 with Luis Suarez scoring his first Champions League goal in a Catalan shirt.

Luis Silva showed just how important he is the success of D.C. United this season.

After going nine games without a goal, Silva recorded his first career hat-trick in the first half, propelling D.C. United to a 4-2 victory against the Montreal Impact on Wednesday evening at Stade Saputo.

It only took sixteen seconds for Real Salt Lake midfielder Javier Morales to score his first goal on Sunday, and when the dust finally settled, he had secured a hat trick to make his goal-less drought a distant memory.

Morales' three goals, and a goal apiece from Luke Mulholland and Alvaro Saborio, helped RSL secure a 5-2 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Sunday.